It’s Teens, TikTok memes, “virality” and edgy, genre-bending Pop as Gen-Z announces its arrival on the charts, on-demand streaming continues to lead the music industry’s comeback, passing 50% of revenue and becoming the first dominant format since CDs, and BigCulture™ stops caring whether it’ll “play in Peoria” as Democrats take the House of Representatives and Trump/MAGA #resistance enters beast mode.
#1 Song of the Year
Artists of the Year
- Post Malone
- Ariana Grande
- Billie Eilish
Artist with Most Charting Songs
- Taylor Swift (19)
Average #1 Artist Age
- 27.2 years
#1 Songs
- Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (November ’18, 7 wks)
- Travis Scott – Sicko Mode (December ’18, 1 wk)
- Halsey – Without Me (January, 2 wks)
- Post Malone & Swae Lee – Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) (January, 1 wk)
- Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (February, 8 wks)
- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow (March, 1 wk)
- Jonas Brothers – Sucker (March, 1 wk)
- Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (April, 19 wks)
- Billie Eilish – Bad Guy (August, 1 wk)
- Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – Senorita (August, 1 wk)
- Lizzo – Truth Hurts (September, 7 wks)
- Travis Scott – Highest in the Room (October, 1 wk)
- Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved (November, 3 wks)
- Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You (December, 3 wks)
